Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop won 600 games, Son Joo-young 11K Life-to-Life Tour LG Jin Sweat won 5 wins and 2 losses against SSG

May 23, 2025

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop won 600 games, Son Joo-young 11K Life-to-Life Tour LG Jin Sweat won 5 wins and 2 losses against SSG
After a game between LG and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd, LG Son Joo-young talks with Austin and heads to the dugout. Incheon= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/



Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop won 600 games, Son Joo-young 11K Life-to-Life Tour LG Jin Sweat won 5 wins and 2 losses against SSG
LG Austin hits a solo home run and shares joy in the top of the eighth inning at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd. Incheon= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/
I'll never be in first place. The LG Twins won the first game of the weekend series with Son Joo-young's good pitching.

LG won 3-2 against SSG Landers in Game 7 of the season at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd. With this victory, LG secured its 32nd win (one draw and 17 losses) of the season and maintained its single lead, and it is far ahead of SSG with 5 wins and 2 losses. On the other hand, SSG lost two consecutive games, losing two consecutive games.

▶LG starting lineup =Moon Sung-joo (designated hitter)-Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder)-Austin (first baseman) -Park Dong-won (captor)-Oh Ji-hwan (striker)-Gu Bon-hyuk (third baseman)-Song Chan-ui (right fielder)-Park Hae-min (middle fielder)-Lee Young-bin (second baseman) starting pitcher Son Joo-young




▶SSG starting lineup =Jihoon Choi(center fielder)-Park Sung-han(striker)-Choi Jeong(third baseman)-Ko Myung-jun(first baseman)-Han Yoo-sum(designated hitter)-Ahn Sang-hyun(second baseman)-Cho Hyung-woo(capture)-Oh Tae-gon(right fielder)-Chae Hyun-woo(left fielder) starting pitcher White

The first point was drawn by SSG. After LG missed a chance with one out and second base in the top of the first inning, the score continued with the feet of No. 1 hitter Jihoon Choi in the bottom of the first inning. Jihoon Choi hit a heavy hit and got on base after the game of the ninth pitch, and later succeeded in stealing second base. Park Sung-han struck out swinging at second base with no outs, but Choi Jeong's straight walk accumulated runners.

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop won 600 games, Son Joo-young 11K Life-to-Life Tour LG Jin Sweat won 5 wins and 2 losses against SSG
3rd baseman Lee Young-bin penetrates home when LG and SSG play at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd and LG Kim Hyun-soo's sacrifice fly with one out and third base in the top of the 3rd inning. Incheon= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/
Ko Myung-joon's hit with one out and runners on the first and second bases became a fly ball to right field, and in the meantime, second baseman Kim Jihoon Choi went to third base. 1st and 3rd base with 2 outs. With Son Joo-young's wild pitch, SSG got its first score of 1-0 as the Jihoon Choi at third base penetrated home.




However, LG shook White in the top of the third inning. Starting with a hit by leadoff hitter Park Hae-min, Lee Young-bin's walk on base. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, two runners made double steals. Big chances were created on the second and third bases with no outs, and Moon Sung-joo hit a ground ball to the second base, but in the meantime, third baseman Park Hae-min scored. Second baseman Lee Young-bin also made it to third base.

LG succeeded in turning the tables 2-1 as Kim Hyun-soo hit an RBI with a sacrifice fly to left field with one out and third base.

After one out in the top of the fifth inning, LG created chances for runners on first and second base due to Lee Young-bin's hit and the opponent's pitcher's throwing error to second base, but failed to escape as Kim Hyun-soo and Austin were caught on consecutive ground balls. SSG also rarely scored after the first inning.




Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop won 600 games, Son Joo-young 11K Life-to-Life Tour LG Jin Sweat won 5 wins and 2 losses against SSG
LG Koo Bon-hyuk hits a hit and shares joy in the top of the fourth inning at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd. Incheon= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/
LG's 2-1 lead continued. LG starter Son Joo-young continued stable pitching after the first inning. He gave up a walk with two outs in the third inning and did not allow a single on-base man from the third out count to the seventh inning. It was the 13th consecutive hit. In addition, he also set a new record for the most strikeouts in a game. On this day, Son Joo-young stepped down with the requirements of a winning pitcher, allowing two hits, 11 strikeouts, two walks and one run in seven innings.

LG missed an extra point chance in the top of the seventh inning. After one out, Park Hae-min drew a walk, and Lee Young-bin struck out swinging, with two outs and runners on first base. After Park Hae-min stole second base, the catcher's bad pitch to second base quickly penetrated to third base. However, Moon Sung-joo's ball was caught on a fly to right field, which did not lead to the score.

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop won 600 games, Son Joo-young 11K Life-to-Life Tour LG Jin Sweat won 5 wins and 2 losses against SSG
After the game between LG and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd, LG Son Joo-young is heading to the dugout with a smile after pitching in the bottom of the seventh inning. Incheon= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/
And in the top of the eighth inning, an extra point finally came out. Austin, who faced SSG must-win group Kim Min, hit a superior solo home run in 2B2S in the eighth inning with one out and no runner. LG, which had been quiet since the third inning, added a score with a home run and ran away by 3-1 and two runs.

After Son Joo-young stepped down, LG started the bullpen in the eighth inning. Kim Jin-sung took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning and treated pinch hitter Choi Jun-woo with a foul fly ball, and returned Oh Tae-gon with a swing and miss strikeout. He allowed Chae Hyun-woo to walk after two outs, but ended the inning by striking out the Jihoon Choi.

LG, two points ahead, put Park Myung-geun on the mound to finish in the bottom of the last ninth inning. Park Myung-geun gave up a walk to leadoff hitter Park Sung-han, but the timely hit was not correct. He struck out Choi Jung and gave up a hit to Shin Bum-soo after one out, putting him on the verge of losing points with one out and runners on the first and third bases. He overcame a big crisis by striking out Han Yu-seom, but pinch hitter Jung Joon-jae hit a timely hit to the left when he hit it, bringing in a runner on third base. SSG started chasing under the chin by one point with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. However, he secured LG's victory without allowing a tie by catching the last batter, Lee Ji-young, with an infield grounder.

Meanwhile, with the victory, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop built a 600-win winning tower.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.